"Wait For It" Aaron Burr's Journal

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The real Aaron Burr actually did this.

Dear Journal,

I'm at the hospital.

The pistol missed and set my shirt aflame.

I burned the tip of my fingers and parts of my face to a crisp in my rush to quench it.

My apologies, Peggy, you'll have to meet me here.

They must check my fingertips to see if they are not seriously burned.

I am an idiot, according to the doctor.

They ask how you are and have to say that you're fine but you're not really fine but you just can't get into it because they would never understand-

Quite literally burning,

A. Burr.